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The Kazickas family thanks 22 young Lithuanian music performers, their teachers and parents for a wonderful musical program during the concert to honor the memory of Joseph P. Kazickas' 100th anniversary at the Vaidila theater in Vilnius.

In 2012 the Kazickas Family Foundation established the Joseph P. Kazickas Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Yale to support the Baltic Studies program in the MacMillan Center's Council on European Studies. The Fellowship provides resources for visiting scholars and researchers from Lithuania to study at Yale and organize workshops and seminars on campus about issues relevant to the Baltic Sea region.

On a lovely April 16th morning, Joseph Kazickas' 100th birthday, after saying a prayer during the Holy Mass at the Ausros Vartai Chapel, Jurate Kazickas stopped by at the Radio Maria.

In the middle of April Jurate Kazickas spent a week in Lithuania with a purpose to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the birth of her father, Joseph Peter Kazickas, the patriarch of the Kazickas family.

New program called “Girls Power” has started last Sunday, April 15th! This initiative was launched from the “Basketball Power” program that is counting its 4th season already. More than 100 girls from small towns and villages gathered at the brand new sports arena in Jonava for the very first program’s event.

During the Jurate Kazickas' visit at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Kazickas Family Foundation scholarship recipients were awarded.

On Sunday, April 15th, people gathered at St. Casimir Church in Vilnius to remember and honor Dr. Joseph Kazickas. Guests were invited to a prayer in memory of this noble man, to enjoy powerful organ and choir music and to hear some memories from Dr. Jospeh Kazickas life.

On April 14th Kazickas Family Foundation has organized a young and talented Lithuanian performers concert at the beautiful Vaidila Theater in Vilnius. This elegant event was held to honor the memory of Joseph P. Kazickas (1918-2014), patron of art and music, supporter of talented youth, on his 100th Anniversary.

Today, exactly one hundred years ago, Dr. Joseph Kazickas - a person who'd leave a deep footprint in so many lives, as well as Lithuanian history, was born. On this occasion his daughter Jurate Kazickas arrived to Lithuania to remember and honor her dear Father together with people who cherish him and his work.

Friday, April 13th, the dream of 220 kids from "Basketball Power" came true. Children not only supported "BC Žalgiris Kaunas" and "BC Lietuvos rytas Vilnius" teams, but they also had the opportunity to listen to the motivating stories of "Basketball Power" manager Arminas Vareika and the Kazickas Family Foundation President Jūratė Kazickas about the importance of doing what you love.